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August 20, 2025Annals of African Medicine

Comparison of Self-directed Learning and Didactic Lecture in Teaching Clinical Anatomy to 1st Year MBBS Students

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SASamridhi AroraRSRanjana ShingneSRS. Ravi

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Overview

Observational study assesses knowledge retention and learning effectiveness in MBBS students, highlighting self-directed learning benefits.

Key Points

  • Self-directed learning significantly improves student performance in clinical anatomy compared to traditional lectures.
  • Mean scores after self-directed learning sessions were higher than those after didactic lectures, indicating better retention.
  • This was a cross-sectional comparative study involving 124 first-year MBBS students at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College.
  • Self-directed learning promotes better understanding of anatomy and helps resolve academic doubts among students.

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Arora et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af3e34cf1dd9ea359eab32https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_104_25
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